ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Hello to all. I know it’s been sometime since our last update and A LOT sure has transpired since November. First and foremost the biggest and best thing is that Carly has been cancer free for 1 year on February 10th !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Words can’t express how happy this makes us feel. Just knowing she’s gone this long with no signs of the disease coming back gives us hope it will never return. We can only pray because there are too many others that have suffered relapses (mesenchymal chondrosarcoma) to rest completely.

To celebrate we took Carly out to eat to Applebee’s with the family and friends. Her Jammie, Poppa and Auntie Che Che gave her a beautiful basket of pink flowers along with purple basket for her big sister Kelcie. They also gave Roy & me big beautiful vase of yellow roses. It was a great night for all. Earlier that day her Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Stromberg had a remission party for her at school. They decorated a special chair for her, gave her a princess tiara and made her a star that said “princess for the day”. The kids got to make ice cream sundaes and watch their teacher juggle for entertainment. It was just great and Carly was in 7th heaven! To top it off the local paper (Sun Chronicle) came by and took pictures and did a story about Carly reaching her 1 year anniversary. It was just a great day all around we couldn’t be happier!

On February 11th Carly had her scans MRI/CT and all is CLEAR. We also met with her oncologist at the Jimmy Fund Clinic. We discussed how she’s been doing over the last few months and when her next scans would be. In January Roy and I took Carly to the pain clinic for a re-check. After much discussion they decided to up her neurontin again to 3 times a day now. Carly still has leg pain and on occasion it’s bad enough that she needs morphine. So we’ll try this for a while and see how it helps. Her next set of scans will be in May.

In early December the girls switched schools due to Kelcie requiring extra help in reading and math. The school she was at was a private catholic school that unfortunately didn’t offer the services she so desperately needed. After much testing and research we discovered Kelcie has ADD. Both girls started attending the local public elementary school in December. I am happy to say they both love it and are doing great. Kelcie is on medication to help with ADD. Between the medication and extra help she should be ok. Carly’s teacher told me that Carly has adjusted beautifully and it’s like she’s always been there. That’s typical Carly! Nothing seems to trouble her. She amazes me sometimes.

Roy will be biking in the Pan Mass Challenge August 7-8th for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and has already started training. He will be cycling from Sturbridge to Provincetown for a total of 192 miles. He started a web page but has told me that it will continue to evolve. Please visit the site and show your support for such a great cause. Lastly, I want to let everyone know that I am forming a team for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Walk in June. I’ll be sending out an email with all the details soon.

Thank you for the support you have provided and let’s all pray for another cancer free year!